John Vanderkooy - University of Waterloo

Professor: John Vanderkooy
Department: Physics
College: University of Waterloo
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
COOL PROF, I LIKED HIM. BUT OVERALL I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND PHYSICS. I LIKE THE COURSE THOUGH. WHY IS HE SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: OPTICS
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
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Comment:
Brilliant man, approachable, helpful, good choice of text. One of the best profs in the phys department.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
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Comment:
Should do the "show and tell" at the end of class if there is time because often there is only like 15 minutes worth of lecture material in a lecture and he doesn't even have time to answer student's questions.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
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Comment:
Very funny guy, but hard class :(
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
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Comment:
This man LOVES what he does! You can tell right from the first day! He involves the class by bringing in fun toys, and is a great guy! Only thing is that he is incredibly intelligent, so he runs through difficult concepts, not realising no one understands! Great guy though!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Extreamly intellegent individual, only word of warning is the stuff he is teaching come more natural to him then breathing, so he moves fast with little thoery. Ironically when he talks about quantum mechanics and theoretical phyic, I follow 100%, course material, he loses me 100%.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome prof.... actually makes physics interesting. Goes fast in class, but has lots of demos to make everything interesting.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
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  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I just love teachers who are IN LOVE with the subject they teach and eventually make U fall in love with it too! He's in love with physics! You see it in his eyes & his smile, and the passion with which he talks!
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
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  • Would Take Again: N/A
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Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
When hes not shooting rockets at us, whipping play dough **** at the wall, telling us about the space time continium, or showing us old british films hes a pretty good prof. Keeps us awake in the back row, thats for sure.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
not enough theory!!!
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
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Comment:
Ectremely knowledgable and smart, funney, does go a bit fast at times, and the class is ****** hard, but prof is grea!!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
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Comment:
a little more clarity.... that'd help
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
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  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Excellent Physics prof. Entertaining works at a good speed, since we can talk about interesting unrelated topics in class, and still end up ahead.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
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  • Would Take Again: N/A
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Comment:
RUN!!!
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
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Comment:
Very knowlegeable. Very entertaining. Hard to keep up with (as in he writes to fast to fully digest it all). Lots of work.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS256
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very unclear, hard to follow what he's talking about. Uses too many examples, not enough theory. He's very friendly but teaching was not his call in life.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS256
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
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Comment:
He is such a nice guy esp when you go bug him about assignment.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS256
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
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Comment:
Great delivery, but he can get off track sometimes, and can also go a little fast at times, skimming over details. Interesting demos.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
very fun prof
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